Self-publishing vs. Small Indie Press Houses
Self-publishing vs. Small Indie Press Houses
One relevant issue an author should evaluate before deciding on…
Flying Free
Flying Free
I can remember being twelve and standing in the schoolyard watching six boys in my class go off to…
Humor Coach: Hone Your Funny Bone 3
Hone Your Funny Bone 3
Comedy, as distinguished from tragedy, as a genre, concerns itself with human…
How to Write Like Bram Stoker
Write Like Bram Stoker
Abraham "Bram" Stoker wrote Dracula in 1897, but it still gave me the creeps - amazingly.…
St. Frances of Clinton
St. Frances of Clinton
Some soldiers can’t adjust to life back home, so they sign up and return to active duty…
It’s a Shadow, Not a Wrinkle
It's a Shadow, Not a Wrinkle
Recently I heard this statement and thought twice knowing a shadow would make a…
Our Island
Our Island
You’re asleep as
I leave – you would know
my need to walk close to
the edge of the ocean –…
Loving the Fates
Loving the Fates
I think personally that all beings are most probably designed in God’s image, with a sense of…
Turning into Mom
Turning into Mom
I hear my mom’s voice many mornings when I roll out of bed, her eyes looking back at me in a…
Over Mount Fuji 15
Over Mount Fuji 15
Keiko slowed and hovered over the relic on edge of a blanched plain. Eileen joined the flurry…
The Wind Reverses Suddenly
The Wind Reverses Suddenly
On the 585th anniversary of the arrival of Joan of Arc at the Siege of Orléans…
Late Blooming Genius
Late Blooming Genius
I’m not a creative genius by any means, and that’s probably a good thing. A large percentage…
Francesca Pelaccia
Francesca Pelaccia
Time travel. Five hundred fifty-five-year-old curses. Witches. The perfect combination of…
Prophecy by Stephen H. King
Prophecy by Stephen H. King
Imagine growing in one world with friends, going to school, and finally graduating.…
A Squall among the Squid
A Squall among the Squid
I was at Pasticcio Restaurant on Third Avenue and 31st Street for dinner last night and…